United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 52407
Universal Credit
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22 September 2021
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18 October 2021 · Answer
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18 October 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of universal credit has been to the Exchequer in each of the last five years; and what the cost per annum is of the £20 per week uplift.
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22 September 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of universal credit has been to the Exchequer in each of the last five years; and what the cost per annum is of the £20 per week uplift.
Source: Commons
18 October 2021
Answer
Extending the £20 increase by 12 months would cost over £6 billion per year, roughly equivalent to adding 1p on the basic rate of income tax and an additional 3p increase in fuel duty. Actual and forecast Universal Credit expenditure are published in the ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-09-22/52407
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1357134
- uk · wq-1357134 · source updated 18 October 2021